TABLE 3.

Correlations between parameters

Correlated Parameters	Correlation Coefficient (r)
TEWL versus SCORAD	0.560**
TEWL versus SAXD peak II position	0.450**
TEWL versus FTIR scissoring bandwidth	−0.735**
TEWL versus FTIR stretching	0.645**
TEWL versus total C34 CER content	0.738**
TEWL versus total CER [EO] content	−0.441**
TEWL versus average CER chain length	−0.528**
TEWL versus NMF	−0.643**
SCORAD versus SAXD peak II position	0.164
SCORAD versus FTIR scissoring bandwidth	−0.474*
SCORAD versus FTIR stretching	0.534**
SCORAD versus total C34 CER content	−0.470*
SCORAD versus total CER [EO] content	−0.238
SCORAD versus average CER chain length	−0.265
SCORAD versus NMF	−0.362*
NMF versus SAXD peak II position	−0.501**
NMF versus FTIR scissoring bandwidth	0.697**
NMF versus FTIR stretching	−0.778**
NMF versus total C34 CER content	−0.611**
NMF versus total CER [EO] content	0.416**
NMF versus average CER chain length	0.456**

The SCORAD indicates the severity of AE and gives valid values only when AE is diagnosed. Therefore, all control subjects were excluded in these specific correlations.

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level.

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level.